BATTLE ROYALE

Burst

Everything scatters,

Like glass particles, shards all over the floor

Be careful where you walk -

This is her grief dripping down the walls,

This is her guilt pooling on the carpet, sinking,

A stain will remain.

Farthest in the corner her conscience clings

To things, to stay alive,

Her temper springs, tries but doesn't survive,

Fear is desperate to be revived

Her shame cowers and hides,

She swallows her pride

Wiping sick from the corners of her mouth

She stammers, purged.